MGIC Investment Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter loss widened and its capital position deteriorated as the company continued to pay claims on mortgage insurance policies issued during the housing bubble.

But after the Milwaukee-based insurer told stock analysts in a conference call it was considering raising capital and that new policies on its books were helping to brace the company's financial strength, MGIC's stock closed up 6.4%. | Feb. 28, 2013»Read Full Article(1)